The wife of a British businessman who died in mysterious circumstances on holiday in Morocco is back in the UK, and pictured without her dazzling engagement ring – less two months after inheriting his fortune, MailOnline can reveal.
Majda Mjaoual, 25, who was married to Allen McKenna, 47, whose death has sparked questions from his family, is staying at a house in Beckenham in the London suburbs.
It is the first time she has been seen since being accused by Mr McKenna’s father Alan Moorhead of leaving him in the dark about the exact circumstances of his son’s death.
Ms Mjaoual, who was 22 years Mr McKenna’s junior, previously refused to reveal where she was when she spoke to MailOnline yesterday.
Mr Mckenna, a company director, is believed to have died from a heart attack at Ms Mjaoual’s home in Morocco on February 22 and buried in a cemetery in Casablanca shortly afterwards.
Mr Moorhead said he received a video call from Ms Mjaoual on the day he died but has heard nothing from her since.
He also claims he has been unable to see his son’s body and that she has refused to hand over his death certificate or tell him where he is buried.
It comes shortly after MailOnline exclusively revealed Ms Mjaoual inherited the entirety of Mr McKenna’s estate after he mysteriously died on holiday two months ago.
In new pictures unveiled today, Ms Mjaoual appeared to be without the engagement ring she previously flaunted on social media. She was snapped ringless while taking out the rubbish on Friday.
Majda Mjaoual, 25, whose husband Allen McKenna mysteriously died while they were away in Morrocco is back in the UK, MailOnline can reveal (pictured)
In pictures captured on Friday, Ms Mjaoual was seen emptying the bins, apparently without her engagement ring on
Ms Mjaoual previously showed off her dazzling ring in pictures on social media (left) before being seen on Friday without the engagement band on her wedding finger
Pictured: Allen McKenna (left) who died in Morocco while on holiday with his wife Majda Mjaoual (right)
After dying in mysterious circumstances company director Allen McKenna, 47, was buried in a cemetery in the Moroccan city of Casablanca shortly afterwards.
His father Alan Moorhead says he received a video call from Ms Mjaoual – who was 22 years McKenna’s junior – on February 22 and tragically could see his son’s body but since then he has heard nothing from her and has been left in the dark about the exact circumstances of the death.
MailOnline has since pieced together the fullest picture yet of Mr McKenna’s death – and spoken to his widow and friends.
We have learned details of how he converted to Islam, how the couple married in a mosque – and how he was certified after his death overseas.
Ms Mjaoual says she told Mr McKenna’s father his son had died at her family home from a heart attack and had been unwell for several weeks, but he claims she has refused to hand over a death certificate or tell him where his son is buried.
Speaking exclusively to MailOnline Ms Mjaoual described the death as a ‘personal matter’ and added: ‘His father is harassing me, and you don’t know what’s going on. If his father wants to know anything he can use lawyers.’
She later added: ‘When Allen passed away, I informed the authorities in Casablanca and the British consulate, then I called his father, I asked him if he would like to come to Morocco he didn’t.
‘I explained everything to Alan and the Foreign Office in London also said that I didn’t have to call his parents, they would do it, at the time I was extremely upset and very emotional.
Company director Allen McKenna, 47, died in mysterious circumstances during a break with his wife Majda Mjaoual two months ago. Pictured: At the wedding ceremony
Mr McKenna was buried in a cemetery in the Moroccan city of Casablanca shortly after his death (pictured: Allen McKenna who, according to social media, took part in bodybuilding)
Ms Mjaoual says she told Mr McKenna’s father his son had died at her family home from a heart attack and had been unwell for several weeks
It is the first time she has been seen since being accused by her late husband’s father of leaving him in the dark regarding Allen McKenna’s death
‘I am really fed up with Alan because he has been so unfair and so unreasonable. He knows everything that happened.
‘Allen passed away at my home in Casablanca in his sleep and he was buried after an autopsy. He was an amazing guy, the best person I have ever met.
‘I loved that man for seven years, he was wonderful, I looked after him when he was ill but I will not have anything to do with his father.’
A pal said: ‘There is a lot of animosity between Allen’s father and Majda. The will names Majda as the sole beneficiary.
‘Allen and Majda had a big falling out with his dad, his mum was OK, but his dad wasn’t happy about the relationship.’
Mr McKenna, who ran brewing firms and a security company, met Ms Mjaoual in London in 2017 shortly after he left his first wife, and he converted to Islam with the two later marrying in a ceremony conducted by the Regents Park Mosque imam.
He was originally from Harrogate but had moved to Adelaide with his parents and siblings in the late 1970s. He later moved back to the UK where he became a successful businessman.
Initially he lived in London with Ms Mjaoual, who was working as a waitress when they met, but they then moved to Harrogate where his companies were based and where he still had extended family.
Mr McKenna, who ran brewing firms and a security company, met Ms Mjaoual in London in 2017 shortly after he left his first wife, and he converted to Islam with the two later marrying in a ceremony conducted by the Regents Park Mosque imam
Mr McKenna, 47, collapsed in Casablanca in February, while abroad with Ms Mjaoual, 25 (pictured together)
MailOnline has a certificate which shows how Mr McKenna converted to Islam and later married Ms Mjaoual at their home in south London, with the certificate signed by Kazi Luthfur Rahman who is still at the Regents Park Mosque.
The pal added: ‘This all boils down to Allen converting to Islam which didn’t go down well with his father, his mother was OK, but Alan just didn’t agree with it.
‘Some of the messages he got from his dad were awful. The thing is his father and mother have both been to Morocco to see her family.
‘But Allen didn’t have a good relationship at all with his dad. They often had arguments, but he got on OK with his mother.’
The day before Mr McKenna died, Ms Mjaoual posted on her Instagram a clip of her arriving at what is thought to be Gatwick airport before taking an easyJet flight to Morocco.
She captioned it: ‘That airport feeling especially when the destination is your home country.’
Mr McKenna’s father Alan Moorhead, of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, (pictured) says he received a video call from Ms Mjaoual on February 22 and could see his son’s body in the background
Mr McKenna was originally from Harrogate but had moved to Adelaide with his parents and siblings in the late 1970s. He later moved back to the UK where became a successful businessman
Initially he lived in London with Ms Mjaoual, who was working as a waitress when they met, but they then moved to Harrogate where his companies were based and where he still had extended family
MailOnline has seen a Moroccan death certificate that lists his death the day after they arrived and gives his place of death as a residential address in Casablanca. It is signed by Dr Abdelilah Lekbiri, a forensic medicine specialist.
The pal added: ‘Allen’s conversion really rankled with his dad and this is what has caused all the problems.
‘Allen’s parents both came to Morocco to visit Allen and Majda.’
The pal went on: ‘Allen had been in and out of hospital the last few weeks before he died.
‘He was warned he wasn’t in good health and was treated at Lewisham hospital for five days.
‘All the money has gone to her and that’s what this is about.’
McKenna lived in a large detached house in Harrogate, one of the most desirable towns in the UK, but it’s unclear what the source of his evident wealth was.
Companies House records show Mr McKenna as the director of McKenna Investment Management and McKenna Global Services with Ms Mjaoual listed as a company secretary for both firms.
Another photo from social media appears to show Mr McKenna competing in a bodybuilding competition
One of the companies in his name is McKenna Brewery, based in Bradford, West Yorkshire. Ms Mjaoual is listed as the company secretary
On his LinkedIn page he wrote: ‘Someone who has learned from his mistakes and that success isn’t about being great, it’s about being consistent. Consistent hard work breeds success.’
An online profile reveals how he ‘bounced back from setbacks to create successful brewing and security enterprises.’
Companies House records show that McKenna had a current balance of £87,323 and was owed £1.178 million.
A search of probate records failed to reveal any will details, although this is not unusual as the death was only registered two months ago.
One of the companies in his name is McKenna Brewery, based in Bradford, West Yorkshire. Ms Mjaoual is listed as the company secretary.
Brewing had stopped at the business today and the gates were padlocked.
Neighbouring businessmen, unaware of Mr McKenna’s death, said the company’s three or four staff haven’t been working in the brewery for a few weeks now.
Ms Mjaoual’s social media – which has since been deleted – showed her in various glamorous locations across the world on luxury holidays including Tokyo, Rome, Paris, Seoul and Dubai.
One of the companies in his name is McKenna Brewery, based in Bradford, West Yorkshire. Ms Mjaoual is listed as the company secretary. Brewing had stopped at the business today and the gates were padlocked
Although she appears in all of the pictures intriguingly there are none of her with Allen.
Neighbours told how Ms Mjaoual was last seen around two weeks ago, clearing out the couple’s £2,000-a-month rented home in Harrogate, North Yorks.
She was seen with five other people, believed to include her mother, sister and aunt.
Possessions were moved into two removal vans, both with foreign number plates, they said.
When MailOnline visited the four-bed detached new-build, the property had been completely emptied, with even the lightbulbs taken from their fixtures.
The property was marketed to let on February 28, less than a week after Mr McKenna’s body was seen by his father on the video call.
A neighbour said: ‘We saw that the house was up for rent and we just stopped seeing Allen.
‘I thought they’d split up because we stopped seeing him.
McKenna lived in a large detached house in Harrogate, one of the most desirable towns in the UK, but it’s unclear what the source of his evident wealth was. Pictured: Ms Mjaoual outside the property
When Mail Online visited the four-bed detached new-build, the property had been completely emptied, with even the lightbulbs taken from their fixtures
‘They have a Chow-Chow dog together and he would always walk the dog.
‘You wouldn’t ever see her walking the dog and then we started seeing her with her mum walking it, and then she moved out.
‘Two vans with foreign number plates turned up. I assumed it was her family helping her move out because they were wearing hijabs and they looked familiar with each other.
‘She moved out all their stuff about two weeks ago.’
Another neighbour described Allen as ‘really friendly’ but that Miss Mjaoual was not often seen.
They added: ‘We just stopped seeing him and then she started walking the dog.
‘I’d say maybe a week before she moved out, I saw her with her mum walking the dog.
‘I remember thinking it’s not normal to have removal vans with foreign number plates, so I presumed she was moving out of the UK.
‘There were quite a lot of family relatives. Sisters, a mum, maybe an aunt, and then there was an old man. They all looked Moroccan.
‘Allen was very into fitness. He was a big guy but really, really lovely. They’d lived there for around two years.’
A spokesman for the Foreign Office told MailOnline:’ We are supporting the family of a British man following his death in Morocco and are in contact with the local authorities.’
North Yorkshire Police, Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Interpol are also said to be investigating.
